Best Italian Pasta Casserole Recipes

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Prepare pasta as directed, rinse with cold water, and set aside.
• As pasta is cooking, cook Italian sausage as desired. (I like to pre-cook sausages, as they are easier to cut once they are already cooked.).
• After sausages are cooked, remove from pan and set aside.
• In a large pan, saute onion, peppers, zucchini, and garlic in olive oil until opaque.
• Season with cumin, thyme, basil, rosemary, salt, and pepper.
• Slice sausages into bite-size pieces, then add sausages, tomatoes, and pasta to the vegetables and stir.
• Spray large casserole dish with cooking spray and transfer entire mixture into dish.
• Top with feta cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 15-20 minutes, until cheese starts to melt.

ITALIAN PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, crumble beef and sausage into a large skillet; add onion. Cook and stir over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes., Drain pasta; stir in meat mixture and pepperoni. Transfer half of the pasta mixture to a 2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with half of the cheese; repeat layers., Cover and bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly.

EASY ITALIAN PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Stir all ingredients, except the cheese, into a sprayed 9 x 13 casserole dish.
• Cover tightly with foil. Bake at 425°F for 45 minutes.
• Uncover and bake 10-15 minutes more.
• Stir in 1/2 the shredded cheese and top with the other 1/2.
• Return to oven just until the cheese on top is nice and melty.

BAKED ITALIAN PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook pasta per package directions. Always salt pasta water. Pour cooked pasta into greased 9x13" baking pan.
• While pasta is cooking, brown meat. Once cooked thru, add sauce and let simmer while you finish cheese step.
• Put cottage cheese in a mixing bowl, add egg, garlic, salt and pepper to taste, 1/4 c parm cheese and 1/2 c mozzarella cheese. Mix well.
• Spread cheese mixture over pasta. Pour sauce mixture over cheese. Top with remaining shredded cheese.
• Bake at 350 until bubbly and cheese is golden brown, about 30-40 minutes.

ITALIAN PASTA AND BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute first six ingredients, crumbling with a fork, until the meat is browned and done. Drain. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, pepper and kidney beans; heat through. , Add pasta, Parmesan cheese and parsley; toss well. Spoon into a greased shallow 4-qt. baking dish; sprinkle with Fontina or mozzarella cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 30 minutes.

ITALIAN (TURKEY) SAUSAGE PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil, cook and drain pasta.
• Brown turkey in a large pan till mostly brown then add tomatoes, beans, and pepper flakes. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add zucchini and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in parmesan.
• Spray a oven safe 9x13 inch dish with cooking spray and place half the cooked pasta in the bottom. Add half the turkey mixture on top of the pasta and then half of the mozzarella on top of that. Layer the rest in the same fashion. Put into a 400 degree oven for 10 to 15 min, till cheese is melted and browned.

NONA'S ITALIAN PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cut pacetta or Canadian bacon into pieces.
• Break pasta in half and boil it until it's still a little hard.
• Drain pasta and set aside.
• In a skillet heat the olive oil.
• Sauté celery, mushrooms, and onion until tender.
• Add meat and spices and cook until meat is brown; set aside.
• Mix all other ingredients in a large bowl.
• Add to meat mixture and blend well.
• Pour into a baking dish and cook until cheese is melted and pasta is thoroughly cooked (about 30 minutes).
• Note: You may want to boil some extra pasta to serve with this because the dish by itself is very rich. The mushroom pieces should be sized to the cooks personal taste. I prefer bigger pieces while my mother likes smaller. Canadian bacon works just great.

ITALIAN PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350^. Spray or butter a 9x13-inch baking pan or 2- 8-inch baking pans. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 minutes-al dente. Add broccoli/cauliflower during the last 5 minutes of cooking. Drain all and set aside.
• 2. In a large skillet or electric fry-pan; cook and scramble the meat in the butter and oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Brown until no longer pink. Add garlic, onion, Italian seasoning, wine, broth and tomatoes. Bring to a boil and add cream cheese and tomato sauce.. stir until cheese melts,stir in soup mix.Stir in 1/2 the Parmesan cheese.
• 3. Add pasta and vegetables- cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes longer. Pour into prepared baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese and all the shredded cheese.
• 4. Bake for 25 minutes or until cheese has melted and mixture is hot and bubbly.